Richard Money hits out at Cambridge United critics’ ‘jealousy’

Richard Money has told Cambridge United’s critics his team fully deserve to be occupying top spot in the Skrill Premier.

The U’s are four points clear at the summit ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Wrexham thanks to a sixth successive home win against Nuneaton on Tuesday, which was watched by a bumper crowd of 3,740 at the R Costings Abbey Stadium.

And the head coach believes anyone claiming his men are only top because they have spent big are extremely wide of the mark.

“Our budget is based on 2,000 crowds,” said Money. “That’s where our budget is at, and those of them that can do the economics will know what our budget is.

“We’ve recruited sensibly, we’ve negotiated hard and no-one’s here on stupid money. They’ve all come for the project and because they like what the club is, the environment, the infrastructure and the people we are.

“The fact is we’re at the top because we’re all working so hard for one another, and all of that is aimed to give the supporters the sort of evening we gave them on Tuesday night, when the atmosphere was brilliant.

“I think other people make comments to either, A, protect their job, or, B, a little bit of sour grapes or jealousy creeps in. I don’t think you can be like that as a manager.”

Tom Elliott and Tom Bonner are set to travel with the squad to Wrexham but are unlikely to feature, while Ryan Donaldson’s ankle injury might keep him out for up to a month.

“Without being certain it’s probably going to be three or four weeks, I would think,” said Money.

Meanwhile, Money said he does not have a problem with comments in the Lincolnshire press this week made by Scott Garner, who is on loan at Boston United until January, with the defender saying he has no plans to return the Abbey.

“At the moment, Boston have made no indication they want to keep him and we won’t be subsidising his salary, as we are doing now,” said Money.

“Unless that gets resolved he won’t be going back to Boston and if it means he wants to rip up his contract in January, then that’s his prerogative.”